CNU Indoor Track & Field Sweeps Mason-Dixon Conference Championships
Daulton Teaford named Men's Track Athlete of the Meet, Tyler Wingard honored as Men's and Women's Coach of the Year

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – During a dominant
performance on Saturday afternoon, the Christopher Newport indoor track &
field teams swept the Mason-Dixon Conference Championships for the second
straight year and Daulton Teaford
was named the Men's Track Athlete of the Meet after a sensational effort at the
Freeman Center.

In addition to Teaford's honor, Tyler Wingard was selected as the men's and women's Coach
of the Year after guiding both programs to the league crown. Led by a slew of
top-flight performances, the Captains set 52 personal bests and came away with
14 individual titles during the daylong meet.

“The team had a great day
today from the very first events,” said Wingard. “They competed very well and
were as focused as we have been all year. Along with the 52 lifetime bests, we
had several other outstanding races and really earned the dominant
scores.”

Overall, the men posted a score of 207, which out-distanced
Gwynedd-Mercy by 92. On the women's side, the Captains ran away with the meet
after finishing with a score of 228. Once again, the Griffins finished second
after piecing together 80 points.

Teaford headlined the show on the men's
side after orchestrating a bevy of incredible performances. He captured the
crown in the 200-meters after crossing the line in 22.45 and finished third in
both the 400-meters and high jump. In addition to those showings, his top effort
of the day came in the 60-meter dash. Although he finished second in the finals
of the discipline, he recorded the top clocking of the day after blistering the
field with a time of 6.95 in the semifinals. Currently, that ranks 20th in all
of Division III this year.

In addition to Teaford, Dominique Torres also had an excellent day for the
Captains. The first-year phenom won the league crown in both the long jump and
triple jump. His distance of 14.25-meters in the triple currently ranks 16th in
the nation.

As usual, Christopher Newport also received several
impressive performances from its distance runners. Ray Gamache won the 5000-meters after clocking in at
15:13.60, which stands as the fifth-fastest time in CNU history. Brian Huffman also secured the crown in the 800-meters
after separating from the field with a time of 1:59.87.

Brian Strickland rounded out the CNU champions on the
men's side after notching a time of 8.86 in the 60-meter hurdles.

In
addition to the winners, Anthony Melton
placed second in the weight throw with a toss of 4.38 meters, which ranks sixth
in program history. Kendrick McMinn
also recorded a heave of 13.53 meters, which placed him third in the field and
ninth in the CNU record books.

The women were just as dominant, posting eight
titles during the championship meet. Melissa Rizor led
the way after capturing the crown in the mile and 5000-meters. In the former,
she clocked in at 5:19.73, which ranks fifth in program history. In the latter,
she made her debut in the event and crossed the line in 19:05.14, which stands
eighth all-time.

Enuma Ezenwa and
Fredsal Walker also claimed a pair of titles during the
meet. Ezenwa won the 400-meters with a time of 59.89, while Walker was the
champion in the 60-meter hurdles after completing the event in 9.27. Later, the
two teamed up with Taylor McCord and
Jennifer Westerholm for a spectacular run in the
4x400-relay as the foursome came in first with a time of 4:06.28.

In
addition to her performance on the relay, Westerholm also won the triple jump
after leaping 10.69 meters, while Kalee Hammerton
brought home the pole vault crown after clearing 3.21 meters. Jenna Elliott completed the CNU champions after winning
the high jump with a height of 1.60 meters. Incredibly, the Captains swept the
top-five spots in that event after Ezenwa, Stephanie Taylor, Westerholm, and Noel Bartley rounded out the rest of the top
performers.

Along with her two titles, Walker also placed second in the
200-meters and fifth in the 60-meter dash. Jessica McClelland also had an exceptional day,
collecting a pair of second-place efforts. She just missed setting a PR in the
mile but more than made up for it later after finishing as the runner-up in the
5000-meters with a time of 19:22.72, which ranks 10th all-time at CNU.

In
the field events, Rashidat Omotosho
posted a second-place effort after launching a toss of 10.38-meters in the
weight throw, while Lyzan Rashid and
Catherine Buchanan finished third and fourth,
respectively. Bartley also came in fourth in the shot put, while Rashid placed
fifth in that discipline.

Olivia Green also
came in second in the long jump with a distance of 4.91 meters, Ezenwa was the
runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles, and McCord finished second in the 400-meters.
Danielle Crowley had three top-five efforts as well,
finishing third in the triple jump and long jump and fourth in the 60-meter
hurdles.

The Christopher Newport indoor track & field teams will
return to action next week when the squad heads to the George Mason Winter Open
on February 24.

AGATE:

Men's Track
Athlete of the Meet –Daulton Teaford
(CNU)Men's Field Athlete of the Meet – Joshua Harris
(Methodist)Men's Coach of the Year – Tyler Wingard (CNU)

Women's Track Athlete
of the Meet – Zakiyyah Richardson (GMC)Women's Field
Athlete of the Meet – Amanda Theall (Shenandoah)Women's
Coach of the Year –Tyler Wingard
(CNU)